Job Description
Join our elite team at Quantum Financial Technologies, where innovation meets high-stakes finance. We're urgently seeking a brilliant Equity Options Software Engineer to architect next-gen trading platforms that power institutional markets. This is your chance to work at the intersection of complex financial derivatives and cutting-edge technology in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Our Phoenix hub offers unparalleled career growth, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to solve problems that directly impact global financial markets. You'll collaborate with top-tier quants, traders, and engineers to build low-latency systems handling billions in daily transactions.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop high-performance software for equity options pricing, risk analysis, and trading execution systems
- Implement real-time market data processing and analytics platforms handling 10,000+ transactions/second
- Create robust APIs connecting trading systems with market data feeds and clearinghouses
- Optimize algorithms for options Greeks calculations and Monte Carlo simulations
- Build fault-tolerant systems with 99.99% uptime for critical trading operations
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex financial requirements into technical specifications
- Maintain and enhance existing codebase while ensuring regulatory compliance (SEC, FINRA)
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or quantitative field (MS preferred)
- 5+ years of experience in C++/Java/Python development for financial systems
- Deep understanding of equity options pricing models (Black-Scholes, Binomial, Monte Carlo)
- Expertise in low-latency systems and high-frequency trading architecture
- Strong knowledge of FIX protocol and market data feeds (ITCH/ITCHv5.0)
- Experience with Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud deployment (AWS/Azure)
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements for derivatives trading